Competition for places is nothing new for Oscar Jansson.

City’s latest goalkeeping recruit hopes to hang on to the starting jersey at Oxford tomorrow after a dramatic debut against Leeds.

With Martin Hansen free to play again – and Jon McLaughlin edging his way back – there are no guarantees who will get the nod.

But for Jansson, the selection uncertainty presents no stumbling block. For someone who has found himself as low as SIXTH in the pecking order of Tottenham goalkeepers, a three-way tussle won’t cause him any sleepless nights.

He said: “If you can’t deal with it, then you shouldn’t be playing football. I love training and pushing for the first spot, so I don’t have a problem with competition.”

The first-team door at White Hart Lane remains firmly closed for the Swedish under-21 international. The summer arrival of veteran American Brad Friedel to compete with Heurelho Gomes and Carlo Cudicini made that pretty clear.

So when Spurs boss Harry Redknapp took a call from good pal Archie Christie and approached him with City’s plea, Jansson was not going to turn it down.

Jansson said: “I’m still learning from working with Heurelho, Brad and Carlo but what I need is games now. I’ve gone past the stage where it’s just good experience to train with them.

“I’ve reached the age where I need to play football week in, week out and that’s why this is such a good chance for me. I love playing and I’m happy to be doing that with a big club like Bradford.

“The lads have been very good with me since I came up and I’m looking forward to staying here.”

Jansson could not have wished for a grander introduction to his new surroundings than being thrown into the cauldron of a West Yorkshire derby on Tuesday. But a memorable occasion for the Swede was soured by the fact that City were unable to hang on for a famous victory.

He said: “It was a massive chance for us to go through. Unfortunately we messed it up a bit second half – but that’s football. I thought we were going to make it when we went 2-1 up.

“I got a touch on their first and second goals and was very disappointed I couldn’t save at least one. Then the third was very unlucky after getting a little touch off (Guy) Branston. If the ball stays low and hits my legs, then it goes out for a corner.

“But it was a great game to play in and our fans were unbelievable. I’d been told they were good at home but there were so many of them and they were always loud.”

Like Peter Jackson, Jansson believes City can use their impressive midweek display as a springboard for the league campaign. A repeat against Oxford would do nicely to get the season up and running.

Jansson said: “We need to be confident and try to do our stuff. Take that performance into the league and I think we’ll do well.

“We played exceptionally well in the first half on Tuesday because we stayed with the game plan. We need to do that again, be professional and show the right attitude to finish the job.”